7 local college teams begin NCAA tournament campaign this weekend

Seven local teams will be taking part in the Division II and Division III NCAA tournament kicking off this weekend.

Rowan men (13-1-3) will host this weekend after winning the automatic qualifier in a penalty shootout victory over Montclair State to take the NJAC for the the third straight year. They welcome Marymount at Noon on Saturday in Glassboro, N.J. and would play the winner of Colorado College and Washington & Lee in the second round on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m.

Penn State Abington men (13-4-4) has the challenging task of taking on defending champions Tufts in their first round match on Jumbos’ home turf at 11 a.m. Neumann men (13-3-2) also have to travel to New England with a 1:30 p.m. match on Saturday against St. Lawrence in Brunswick, Maine.

Rowan women (15-0-1) will travel to Carlisle to take on Worcester State at 11 a.m. The Profs came up short in a shootout loss to TCNJ in the NJAC final after failing to find a winner for the first time this season. If they win, Rowan would stay in Carlisle to play at 1 p.m. Sunday against the winner of Dickinson and Bridgewater College.

Swarthmore women (11-2-3) also earned an at large bid after coming up short in the Centennial Conference semifinal and will travel to Virginia Beach to take on Brevard Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

West Chester women (13-2-3) will travel to Kutztown to take on Fairmont State in a first round match at noon on Friday and would face the winner of Kutztown vs Point Park on Sunday. Jefferson women (16-1-2) were one of five times to earn a first round bye after winning the CACC title and will take on the winner of the first round match between Franklin Pierce and Molloy on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Several other teams from the region are in the tournament, including both teams from Messiah and Scranton, TCNJ women, Georgian Court men, Millersville men, Dickinson women and Penn State Harrisburg women.

Division II Men’s Tournament Bracket
Division III Men’s Tournament Bracket
Division II Women’s Tournament Bracket
Division III Women’s Tournament Bracket

Matthew Ralph

Matthew Ralph is the managing editor of Philadelphia Soccer Now. He's covered soccer at all levels for a decade in the Philadelphia region and has also written for TheCup.us, NPSL, PrepSoccer and other publications. He lives with his wife and two young children in Broomall, Pa., but grew up in South Jersey and is originally from Kansas.

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